ESICM 2014: What Do ICUs in Research Networks Have in Common?
Most published large critical care studies are conducted through national or international critical care research networks. But what are the... Read more
"Sepsis Sniffer": Prediction Tool For Early ID and Care
Researchers at Penn Medicine have developed an early warning and response tool dubbed the “sepsis sniffer” which uses laboratory data and vital... Read more
ESICM 2014: We Need to Talk: Morbidity and Mortality
Morbidity and mortality conferences are vital to promote systemwide improvement, said Professor Hans Flaatten, speaking at the European Society... Read more
93% of Paediatric Fractures Splinted Improperly
According to a recent study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, approximately 90 percent of potential paediatric... Read more
2-Minute Training For Neonatal Mask Ventilation
Worldwide, an estimated three to six percent of newborn infants need assisted positive pressure ventilation (PPV) at birth. Adequate PPV is the... Read more
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Burn Till You're Out
When using the technical definition of burnout: "The reduction of a fuel to nothing", it clearly describes the state of being of the few people that I have met who are having a burnout. The problem is huge and almost every leader in healthcare agrees that this is a major problem (Swenson et al. 2016). Although many problems arise from using surveys... Read more
What’s the future of intensive care medicine?
Over time, I think we are going to recognise that we can’t continue to develop or introduce new technology. Because of cost we are going have to be satisfied with the technologies that we have. I think the future of intensive care will be smaller as people get healthier. They are going to be less likely to come into intensive care units and more likely... Read more
5 ICU Design Projects
Leland Kaiser, Hospital Futurist says, "The hospital is a human intervention and as such, can be reinvented at any time." With rapid advancement in technology and architecture, the hospitals of tomorrow are likely to be more home than hospital. The Intensive Care Unit is no different and the layout and structure of future ICUs is likely to be very different... Read more
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High-End Transport Ventilation Around the World
2015 28 Oct
Interview with Georg Keunecke of FAI rent-a-jet AG on the global use of the HAMILTON-T1 as an ICU transport ventilator. Georg Keunecke is the Chief Flight Paramedic and Representative for Medical Devices with FAI rent-a-jet AG (dba Flight Ambulance International). Headquartered at the Nuremberg International Airport, the company serves a wide range... Read more
Clinical And Economic Effects Of The i-Stat POCT Solution
2016 09 Dec
INTRODUCTION In Germany, emergency departments (EDs) often suffer from overcrowding, which may lead to stressful working conditions, increased risks for patients and costs for additional staff, as well as for investments in equipment. Furthermore, overcrowding has the potential to extend patient waiting times, in some cases rising up to 6 hours and... Read more
Establishment of Ambulatory Emergency Services at James Paget University Hospital
2016 09 Dec
INTRODUCTION A study of emergency admissions in England found that over a quarter of admissions did not require an overnight stay (length of stay [LoS] of zero).1 This suggests that many emergency patients could benefit from ambulatory emergency care (AEC).1 Fundamental to AEC is the identification and management of patients with acute medical... Read more
From Our Journals
Burn Care: Regionalisation, Organisation and Triage
The interdisciplinary nature of burn care has driven centre regionalisation.... Read more
Costs, Costs, Costs! Who Pays in Healthcare?
The nuances of the English language give “pay” and “cost” many meanings.... Read more
U.S. Healthcare to be Trumped UP!
(even more so than under Obamacare)Now approaching 20% of gross domestic... Read more
Critical Care in Denmark
Interview with Professor Ingrid EgerodProf. Ingrid Egerod, RN, MSN, PhD... Read more
Barbara Riegel
Professor and Edith Clemmer Steinbright Chair of Gerontology &nb Read more
A Librarian in the Critical Care Team
Knowledge about current research evidence is required by clinicians in... Read more
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The HAMILTON-T1 combines for the first time the functionality of a fully featured intensive care unit ventilator with the compactness and ruggedness required for transport. This is why the HAMILTON-T1 enables you to provide optimal ventilation therapy...
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